Currency Note Archive

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Currency rates fluctuate by the second and can change by up to 10% in the space of a year. On a typical overseas money transfer, that's the difference between completing on budget and needing pay thousands more. Our daily notes keep you informed on every move in GBP, EUR and USD, so you can make confident decisions about when to lock in your rate.

EUR 14 Mar 2024 by Christopher Nye

EUR: Monthly gains

Due to a lack of market-moving economic data, the euro is at the mercy of US data today, which is due to come in from midday. Compared to this time last month, EUR/USD is over 2% higher.

GBP 14 Mar 2024 by Christopher Nye

GBP: On the road to recovery

Following yesterday’s GDP figures which showed 0.2% expansion in January, analysts report beliefs the UK is on the road to recovery. The figures were driven by a 3.4% rise in retail sales and a 1.1% rebound in construction…

13 Mar 2024 by Charles Purdy

Pound strong as economy grows: focus switches to inflation

Sterling has hit midweek generally unmoved, even after potentially market-moving data on jobs and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) this week. The news on the UK economy was good this morning, with GDP growing in January in a way…

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GBP 13 Mar 2024 by Jonathan Cook

GBP: Earnings finally cool

It’s been a long period of rapidly rising wages, but it finally seems the tide is turning. Average weekly earnings including bonuses slowed to 5.8% in the three months to January, the slowest growth since July 2022. Coupled…

EUR 13 Mar 2024 by Jonathan Cook

EUR: German energy prices fall

As one of the countries most exposed to Russian energy supplies, Germany is certainly ready to put the struggles of the last few years behind it. Well, there was good news in data released yesterday, which showed energy…

USD 13 Mar 2024 by Jonathan Cook

USD: Pesky price pressures

The Federal Reserve have shifted their tone in recent weeks, warning markets that inflation was proving more of a pest than expected. Now, with core inflation sticky and CPI stalling above 3%, it seems markets are finally waking…

13 Mar 2024 by Jonathan Cook

UK GDP turns positive in January

The UK economy returned to growth in January as GDP increased by 0.2%. The UK recorded a technical recession in the final quarter of 2023, so this morning's figures point to the economic contraction being unusually short and…

USD 12 Mar 2024 by Jonathan Cook

USD: Biden bangs the drum for Ukraine

Hollywood was gripped with Oscars fever on Sunday night, with Oppenheimer sweeping a host of awards. The dark tale of the history of the first nuclear weapon provided the backdrop for Joe Biden’s next budget to Congress, which…

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